From Dave Fairbank at the Daily Press of Newport News, Virginia —
A case can be made that [Bud] Selig’s legacy extends far beyond baseball, as well. Murray Chass, a longtime baseball writer for the New York Times, pointed out that when Selig was acting commissioner, George W. Bush was managing general partner of the Texas Rangers.
Bush told Selig that he was willing to become commissioner if the owners wanted him. In the meantime, the Texas Republican Party wanted Bush to run for governor.
Selig never gave Bush a definitive answer, Chass wrote, and Bush chose politics over baseball. Bush sold his stake in the Rangers, became governor of Texas and eventually was elected president.
Well, he was designated president by the Supreme Court, but the point is taken.
Link via The Sports Economist.